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lengthways

[ lengkth-weyz, length-, lenth- ]

adverb



lengthways

/ ˈlɛŋθ-; ˈlɛŋkθˌweɪz /

adverb

  1. in, according to, or along the direction of length
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lengthways1

First recorded in 1590–1600; length + -ways
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Example Sentences

Begin at the wrist, and rub lengthways towards the end of the fingers, holding the glove firmly in your right-hand.

Rinse it through a clean, lukewarm water; wring it lengthways, and stretch it well.

In hanging it out on a line do not suspend it in festoons, but spread it along the line straight and lengthways.

Lengthways curtailèd to her taste A tunic circumvents her waist, And soothly it is passing chaste.

The sofa was placed lengthways on the cart, so that the two passengers when seated thereon travelled sideways.

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